I consider myself very blessed to have such a great relationship with my brother; especially because he is twelve years older than I am. The older we get the more alike we are and we both have a sense of humor that leans on the darker side. I made this Christmas card for him.
What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
Holiday Patterned Paper {from stash}
Katzelcraft Cats stamp set, #KZT152 {the image was already colored and fussy cut}
The Ink Road Happy Holla Days stamp set
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Die-Namics Stitched Circle STAX
I put this together in about 10 minutes, of course it helped that the cat was already stamped, colored and fussy cut. So all I did was cut the circle out of white card. stamp the sentiment, glue the cat on, attached the patterned paper and let the whole thing dry. Easy as pie!
I always stamp, color and cut out extra of whatever I am working on, it makes putting cards together SO easy {IF I can find the images; I have a horrible filing system that is basically a huge pile in a tray.} I'm going to work on that. I hope you like my snarky holiday card; I think this card is perfect for those who see things a wee bit skewed and my brother fits the bill. Thank you so much for visiting! I'd love for you to let me know you were here so I can visit you back! Happy holidays! Christi
PS: I just have to share with all of you - it is incredibly hard for me to type out Christmas and not just type my name! You have NO idea! LOL
I am entering my Always Jingle Card in the following challenges:
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - #125, R is for RUDE Christmas
The Artistic Stamper - M, Christmas
Dies R Us Challenge - #111, Anything Goes Christmas
Animal Friends Challenge - #69, Anything Goes Christmas
Cardz TV - Anything Goes
Creative Friday - M, #220, Christmas Animals, entry #2
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas
Shopping our Stash - #384, 'Tis the Season
SUYP - Meowy Christmas
I love cats. I have five fabulous felines and they are the loves of my life. Since I can't possibly get any more cats {well, I could, but I'd need a better paying job!}, I collect cat stamps and I have since I began stamping a long, long, time ago. The set I used to make this card is one of my new favorites; I mean, who wouldn't want a Christmas tree full of cats? A Catmas tree!! Here is my design team entry for Not Just Cards - why not link up one of your holiday creations and join us?
What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
Scrap White Card
Watercolor Paper {I use this}
Mama Elephant Oh Kitty Tree stamps
Mama Elephant Oh Kitty Tree dies
Zig Clean Color Markers
Sakura Gelly Roll Pens, Stardust Set
Distress Ink in Hickory Smoke
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
I have to tell you, I couldn't remember if I posted this card or not. I made it a few months ago and I looked through my blog posts to see if I had posted the card, couldn't find it, but I still wasn't sure. To keep track of the products I use when I am making something, I have a notebook where I write the card name and then the items I used to create the card or project. I couldn't find the list in my book. Now I KNOW I made the card because it's sitting right here in front of me. For me not to write down something, even if I only get as far as the stamps and dies I've used, is not like me. This card was a mystery. I asked my friend who helps me with my blog if she'd seen the card before, and I checked my pictures. Turns out I'd taken a few pictures, but the card wasn't ever posted. Lucky you, I figured it out! I can tell what I used by looking at the card and I know I started this one by stamping the Catmas tree on a panel of watercolor paper, then I colored in the cats, and cut out the tree. The tree looked lost when I placed it onto the white card base, so I used a scrap piece of white card and inked it up with a light coat of Hickory Smoke just to give the tree something to be "on."
I stamped the sentiment onto the inked panel, then attached the Catmas tree to the panel, the panel to the card, and I have this adorable card. I am in love with the cats that Mama Elephant puts out and I am so happy I got this set {I got it as soon as I saw it - I just could not help myself.} I have a few other cards in the works using this same set and you will be seeing them soon. Do you have a system for keeping track of what you've posted on your blog, or Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, or any of the other social medias? How do you know when a card, or project has been "done"? In addition to my book, I used to keep my cards in separate piles by my computer, but my little, fat, black, cat, Mew, has decided I actually put them there for her to chew, so that system was abandoned. Now I keep them out of her immediate reach; she's too lazy to figure out how she can get to them, thank goodness! I hope you enjoyed my post for Not Just Cards! Thanks for stopping by and reading my post; I truly appreciate it! I'd love it if you'd drop me a comment so I can come and see your blog and share some blog love with you! Fondly, Christi
I am entering my Meowy Christmas card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Warm Winter Wishes
Papercraft Challenges - #26, Winter, Wintertime
Show Us Your Pussies - #37, Anything Goes with Cats
Coloring in Scrapland - Anything Goes - Option - Christmas
Winter Wonderland - End of Year Anything Christmas Goes
Crimbo Crackers - #173, Anything Goes
Christmas Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas Goes
The Little Red Wagon - #475 House Pets
Card Mania Challenge - #111, Christmas
Stampin Sensations - Winter Sparkle {the little ornaments really do sparkle!}
Archi-scraps - Anything Christmas
Do-Al(l) Creative - #24, Christmas/New Years Eve/New Years Day
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #21, Anything Goes with a Critter
Merry Little Christmas Blog - #5, Anything Christmas Goes
Inkspirational - #175, Designers Choice, Anything Christmas
Thanks for joining me on the LAST Day, Day 6 of the Cat Lovers Hop 2018!
You can check out all the details here {link to the FAQ and Info page}, at Her Peaceful Garden {this is the link to the main hop page}! Hope you can join in, there are tons of fabulous prizes! If you didn't get to enter the Hop, no worries! You can still go and comment on the entries for a chance to win - you have until Sunday, 11:59 PM to play!
Now the Hop is all done and we will have to wait until next year to play again. I look forward to this hop every year and I want to that all the sponsors {scroll to about the middle of the page and check out ALL the sponsors; be sure to stop by & give them some love!} and especially Janis who works ALL year to put this together! And I can't forget the ladies who helped me work some magic behind the scenes - D.Ann and Karen Ladd. OK, on to the last card!
This card combines my two loves - cats and Halloween! It was very easy to make and lots of fun.
What I Used to Make my Purrfect Halloween Card:
Black Card Base
DCWV Fall Cardstock Matstack Orange {retired}
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Hero Arts Luna the Halloween Cat Stamps, #CM202
Hero Arts Luna the Halloween Cat Dies, #DI433
White Card
Die-Versions Stitched Nesting Squares, #DV-572 {discontinued?}
Darice Gem Swirl Embossing Folder, #30008380
Dimensional Dots
I began this card by stamping the cats on white card with Jet Black ink - I stamped LOADS of them! Then I cut them all with the coordinating dies and set them aside. I fished around in my card stock and found the Orange background paper and ran it through my Big Shot with the embossing folder. I didn't even know the card had a white core until after I embossed it. It was a pleasant surprise and I like how the white just peeks out.
My idea was to use the cats that hadn't been cut that well. I don't always line up the die perfectly so some of my cuts come out wonky. I needed the cats for a different card I was making, so using up the ones that would have gotten thrown
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away was a good idea {I'm going out on a limb here - anyone else feel badly when they are throwing out a person or an animal that isn't quite cut right? I feel needlessly guilty; not because of the waste, but because it's a "living" thing. So I'm the only one, huh? Shocking.} I rifled through the cats and picked out the ones for this card.
I layered them on the background, leaving two flat and two popped up with dimensional dots. Then I cut the sentiment out with the square die and popped that up as well. Glued the whole thing onto a black card and there ya go! One easy Halloween card, ready to go! And I bet you'd have never noticed that those cats weren't cut out purrfectly if I hadn't said anything! Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it more than you know! Christi
I would like to enter my Purrfect Halloween Card in the following challenges:
2018 Cat Lovers Hop
Sweet Stampin' - Humor
Crafty Catz - Halloween
CAS on Friday - #144, Make a Fall or Halloween Card
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Halloween/Spooky
CASology - #318, Scary {see cue card below}
Die Cuttin Diva's - #392, Halloween {entry 2}
Thanks for joining me on Day 4 of the Cat Lovers Hop 2018!
You can check out all the details here {link to the FAQ and Info page}, at Her Peaceful Garden {this is the link to the main hop page}! Hope you can join in, there are tons of fabulous prizes! This is a sad one, so get some tissues 😢
My two best friends in the whole world lost their pets in a two week time span. Tom had to put his dog, Bear, down due to a suspected tumor in his spinal column. Rather suddenly, Bear, who was about 5 years old and 17 pounds, stopped jumping to greet people, he wouldn't get on the couch, wouldn't eat, and generally seemed to be in a bad way. Not two days after he began to exhibit these symptoms, Tom noticed that he was beginning to drag his hind legs. Unfortunately, the tumor had grown and was now either pressing on his spine or a disc and essentially paralyzing him. There was nothing that could be done.
Diane's cat was 17 years old and she had stomach cancer. Kitteny went to meet Bear and all the others a week after her diagnosis. Now, Tom is a "manly man" and I know he would not appreciate a sympathy card {plus, he & I live about 15 minutes from each other} while Diane lives back East and I know she needs all the support she can get. I needed to express my feelings about both of these unfortunate events, so I made Diane a card.
What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
KaiserCraft Fairy Garden, 6.5" x 6.5" pad, #PP1039
Distress Ink in Hickory Smoke
Simon Says Stamp, Pawprints on our Hearts Stamp Set, #SSS101425
Simon Says Stamp With Sympathy Die, #SSSD111360
Grey Card
Altenew Modern Cats Stamps & Dies {already colored and cut}
I was pleased that I had the beautiful clouds paper - I felt it worked perfectly with the message I was trying to convey. I had colored and stamped the cat long ago {as I tend to stamp and color more card pieces than I need - I've ruined far too many projects when I don't have extras!} so once I glued the patterned paper to the white card, then put it under the infamous tile I have on my desk to dry overnight, I decided what I wanted to stamp onto the card, the ink I wanted to use, and cut out the "with sympathy" sentiment, I was done until later.
Once that card base was dry and checked for naughty peeling paper, I stamped directly onto the upper left corner of the card "Cats leave pawprints on our hearts" and glued the "with sympathy" die cut to the bottom right hand corner.
The cat was put across from the die cut and she was glued down as well. I have to confess, I have a terrible phobia of stamping directly onto papers when I have a limited supply of them, and thank goodness I used my Stamp Platform. I can't even begin to tell you how many things I messed up in the old days due to the placement being crooked or the ink not being dark enough, or not fully filled in. I am slowly starting to realize that these fabulous inventions, whichever kind you favor, aren't going to let you fail if you take the time to line things up; you can stamp as much as needed without worrying about the ink not completely transferring to your paper. Wish *I* had thought about {and invented things} to make our lives {as crafters} easier!
I did use the stamp that comes with the Altenew set inside the card. It just reads "So sorry about the loss of your Cat", but I was so anxious to get this into the mail {it took her birthday card 3 months to get to her but another item I mailed only three days!} since I didn't know if it was going on the same trip as her birthday card or not, that I forgot to take a quick picture. No worries as you can click the link above, under How I Made my Card, and see all the sentiments that both these fantastic sets offer. Regardless of the sad nature of the card, I do like it. I think the gray compliments the colors in the sky very well. What do you think? Do you have a standard Sympathy card?
Even though this isn't a happy card, Diane loved it. I am going to enter it into the Cat Lovers Hop that is held every year by Janis who owns Her Peaceful Garden. It's a fabulous hop, with tons of great prizes and cat cards! I hope you can join us - I'll be playing every day from October 22 to the 27, 2018.
Thanks for stopping by! Christi
I am entering my Sympathy card in the following challenges:
2018 Cat Lovers Hop
The House that Stamps Built - #02418, Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - #377, Anything Goes
TTCRD - Always Anything Goes
SUYP - #35, Anything Goes with a Cat
CraftyHazelnut's Pattern Paper Challenge - M, Anything Goes
Sunny Day Crafting - M, Anything Goes w/Animals
"...something wicked this way comes," from good old Shakespeare, was the inspiration for this card. I was lucky enough to grab this Joy Clair stamp set and I think it is PERFECT for Halloween! It has a bunch of spooky Halloween words on it, a skull banner, and much more. Good score on my part! I honestly had never heard of the brand until I spied these stamps and now I am adding more and more and more of their products onto my wish list. Anyway, I knew I wanted to use the sentiment as soon as I saw it and here is what was born from just one stamp set.
What I Used to Make my Card:
Purple Card Base
White Card
Joy Clair Spooky Greetings Stamps
Hero Arts Luna the Halloween Cat Stamps, #CM202
Hero Arts Luna the Halloween Cat Dies, #DI433
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Dimensional Dots
Sequins from Little Things from Lucy's Cards, Happy Haunting
Raindrops from Little Things from Lucy's Cards, Raindrops Mix
Wink of Stella in Clear
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I stamped a bunch of the kitties, as well as the cauldron, on plain white card. The sentiment was also stamped, in the lower, left-hand corner, on a panel of white card. Once the kitties and cauldron were stamped, they were cut with the coordinating dies. I put the kitties in a circle, well, what's loosely based on a circle, around where I was going to place the cauldron. I used a dimensional dot to pop up the cauldron in the center of the card, placed my circle of kitties around that, with one more kitty on the right hand side at the bottom.
I was actually going to leave the card at that, but then I spied a bunch of little
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sparkly packages I had just gotten from Lucy's Cards. I thought the sight of the cauldron hissing and spitting bubbles and what-not would really benefit the card so I used some of the sparkly gorgeousness from the little bags. Once everything was attached to the white panel, I just glued that onto the purple card base and I was done! Oh, wait, not quite done; I swirled around some clear Wink of Stella, just to add a bit more sparkle.
Thanks for joining me on Day 3 of the Cat Lovers Hop 2018!
You can check out all the details here {link to the FAQ and Info page}, at Her Peaceful Garden {this is the link to the main hop page}! Hope you can join in, there are tons of fabulous prizes!
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and card. I appreciate all your kind comments and thank you for stopping by! Fondly, Christi
I am entering my By The Pricking of my Thumb card in the following challenges:
2018 Cat Lovers Hop
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Halloween/Spooky
Die Cuttin' Diva's - #392, Halloween
{PIN}spirational - #227, Picture Inspiration {see below}
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Halloween/Spooky
Carlin's Card Challenge - M, #3, Cat + Black
Joy Clair - M, October Challenge, Inspiration Picture {see below}
Dies R Us Challenge - #107, Anything Fall
Lost Coast Portal - M, Halloween {see below}
Lost Coast Portal - #63, Cats & Dogs {see below}
Thanks for joining me on Day 2 of the Cat Lovers Hop 2018!
You can check out all the details here {link to the FAQ and Info page}, at Her Peaceful Garden {this is the link to the main hop page}! Hope you can join in, there are tons of fabulous prizes!
I just could NOT resist this set from Simon Says Stamp - I knew when I saw it that I want to make a blue and white winter card showcasing these adorable cats {but, honestly, show me a cat that isn't adorable!} So when the package came in the mail, I got right to it.
What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
Light Blue Card
Shimmer Dark Blue Card
Simon Says Stamp, Right Meow, Stamps & Dies Bundle, #SET335RM
Sue Wilson Dies, Indian Ocean Collection - Mauritius, #CED10014
VersaMark Ink
Simon Says Stamp Detailed White Embossing Powder
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Watercolor Paper
Zig Clean Color Makers
Water Brush
Silver Gel Pen
Pink Sparkle Gel Pen {for their noses}
First I made the background paper. Choosing the cute little kitty in the sweater, I stamped the image randomly using VersaMark ink to get that tone on tone look. I actually used a paper much larger than I was going to need so I could choose where to trim it.
After setting aside the background paper, I stamped the cats on some water color paper and used my Zig Clean Color Markers to color them up a bit. The one on the left reminds me of my cat Sylvester because he always gets himself tangled up in various toys! Each one of the three cats I used reminds me of at least one of my five. It's a shame I can't gather up all the fur balls and knit a sweater out of that; well, the more I think about it, maybe not. Anyway, I colored in the kitties using a silver gel pen for every other square on the scarf the kitty on the right is wearing, then cut them with the coordinating die.
I used the VersaMark ink as my embossing ink, sprinkled some detailed white
embossing powder in the sentiment and heated it. No matter how many times I do this, I literally get mesmerized by the process. Watching that powder melt is just amazing to me and even more amazing is that I'm making it melt! Once that was cooled, I used one of the many dies in the Mauritius set to cut it out.
Finally, after I trimmed my background, I attached all the components and there you have your card! I love white, blue, and silver together for winter cards; I just think it looks so put together. Maybe not so on this card but it's hard to be 'put together' when you have kitties on your card!
I appreciate each and every one of you stopping by; without your support, I wouldn't have kept going with my blog. I hope you and yours are having a wonderful day! Christi
I am entering my Sweater Weather card in the following challenges:
2018 Cat Lovers Hop
Creative Sketchy Girls - M, #29, Make Your Own Background
Do-Al(l) Creative - M, #22, Make Your Own Background
Southern Girls Challenge - M, Animals
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Animal Antics
SUYP Challenge - M, #35, Furrything Goes
I am SO sorry this is late - I thought I had scheduled it correctly! I am off to lunch with my mom, sister & cousin :)
Hi all! Today is the last day to enter the Die Cut Diva's August Challenge, Silhouettes. If you get a chance to enter, you will be in the running for a gift certificate from our sponsor, Cheapo Dies.
I had to make at least one cat card when I start crafting for my Design Teams, and this one is made with some new goodies I just got.
What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
Kraft Card
Black Card
Penny Black, FeLINE die, #51-145
Simon Says Stamp You Matter Stamps, #SSS101645
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Stitched Rectangle {actual die cut was a gift}
Tim Holtz/Tonic Stamp Platform
I love the way this card came out; I am always surprised when a project actually looks the way I envision it! And it's a super easy card to make. To begin, I took the FELine die and cut it out three times - once from white card, once from black card and once from Kraft card. I pieced together the white cats, using the black cut as the background. Then I trimmed one of the Kraft cats and just glued it on right over the corresponding white cat.
The cats were then layered onto a white stitched rectangle that a dear friend sent me; I inched the cats closer to the top so I had plenty of room for my sentiment. This was the first card I'd made with my brand new Tim Holtz Stamp Platform. I'd been using my MISTI until my sweet friend offered me a Stamp Platform at near cost; how could I resist such a great deal!?! I have to be honest, as much as I adore my MISTI, the Platform is easier for me to use. The big game changer for me is the ability to switch from clear stamps to red rubber stamps by just flipping the top around. So much easier! Anyway, I lined up my sentiment and stamped it directly onto the stitched rectangle. I just have to say how amazing it is to be able to get a clear, semi-straight {straight is NOT one of my many talents - I still struggle and I imagine I always will} image, and not
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worry if you don't since you can ink it up again! I shudder when I think of the "old days," using wood mounted stamps and not being able to see exactly where you are putting the image, and how much cardstock I wasted because the stamp didn't give me a good impression {mostly due to my error, but still}. I would have NEVER stamped directly onto a card as one of the last steps; it had to be done first, just in case I flubbed it and had to begin again.
Anyway, once the sentiment was stamped onto the rectangle, I adhered that to a trimmed piece of Kraft card that was then glued onto my card base. There you go! An easy card, ready to be popped in the mail.
I hope you have been inspired this month to get inky with silhouettes, and if not, never fear, as tomorrow the new month begins and a new challenge starts at Die Cut Diva's. Thanks so much - Christi
I am entering my You Are Pretty Amazing card in the following challenges:
CARDZTV - #63, Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Sunny Day Crafting - Anything Goes including an Animal
Papercraft Challenges - #19, Animal
That's Crafty! - Animal Magic
4 Crafty Chicks - #418, Anything Goes
I am thrilled to announce that I am now part of the Not Just Cards Design Team! Today is my very first post and I hope you enjoy it!
I love cats. All cats, but especially the Fabulous Feline Five. I collect cat stamps {as well as other cat things} and I love to make cat cards. If you are a reader of my blog {or a friend, family, casual acquaintance, basically anyone who has ever talked to me - you know I love cats!} you will have seen, and will see again, many cat cards. I made this one as part of using the huge bunch of images I've already stamped, colored, and cut. Enjoy!
What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
Altenew Modern Cats, stamps
Altenew Modern Cats, dies
Sue Wilson Die, Indian Ocean Collection, Mauritius, #CED10014
Distress Ink, Mermaid Lagoon
Clean Color Markers
Core'dinations Sea Glass Paper Pack
Like I said above, I had already colored and cut out the cats and the yarn, but I know I used Zig Clean Color Markers to color in the cats because I recall how excited I was about the look of the orange cat. I simply colored the stamp, took a baby wipe and took a bit of the color off, and my cat looks like he has white spots! These stamps are SO fun to play with due to all of the color combinations you can make; there is no outline, so when you color directly on the stamp you can give your kitty any colors you want.
I stamped the sentiment and the yarn using Mermaid Lagoon ink, then cut the sentiment using the Sue Wilson Mauritius die. Then I attached everything to a piece of matching card, put that on the card base, and I was done. This was meant to go to the troops, but I think it is a bit too heavy for them to post, so it will sit in my card box until I decide to send it out.
I know this is a short tutorial but the card was simple to make. I'm very pleased with the cats and I like the entire card. I hope you do, too! I'd love to hear what you think so leave me a comment or, better yet, follow me and I'll be sure to follow you back! Also, if you aren't familiar with the Not Just Cards challenge please click on the link and stop by! All our challenges are ANYTHING GOES and we'd LOVE to see your creations! Hugs, Christi
I'd like to enter my Just Fur You card in the following challenges:
Crafty Animals - M, #16, Anything Goes, Must include an Animal
Dream Factory - M, #57, Nine Lives
Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge - M, July 2018 Theme: Animals (entry 2)
2 Crafty Crazy Critters - M, #16, Anything Goes w/ a Critter (entry 2)
Fashionable Stamping - #137, Use Your Inks
SUYP - M, #32, Anything Goes with a Cat (entry 2)
I didn't have a chance to make a 4th of July card - it's been a crazy summer thus far! But, I got this cute die from Simon Says Stamps and I just had to use it; what better way to show some {a wee bit late} patriotism? Plus, seeing SO many Red, White & Blue challenges, I just HAD to whip something up and enter in all the fun!
What I Used to Make my Card:
Kraft Card Base
Red, White & Blue paper
Simon Says Stamp Kitty Cat Die, #S470
Trinity Stamps, Lady Liberty
Versamark Pad
Simon Says Stamp Fine White Detail Embossing Powder
Dimensional Dots
Once I had cut all the cats, I glued them together. I then inked up my
sentiment with VersaMark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder directly onto my Kraft card base. I attached the kitties to the card with dimensional dots and that's it! A super easy CAS card in red, white and blue!
Thanks for stopping by for this easy tutorial! I hope you are staying cool and hydrated, this heat is crazy! We are breaking all kinds of records here in Colorado; unfortunately, one of them is for the biggest forest fire the state has ever seen. Stay alert and be careful out there! Fondly, Christi
I am entering my Red, White & Blue Kitties in the following challenges:
Cute 'n Crafty - #4, 4th of July
Crafting with Dragonflies - #108, Animal
DL ART Thankful Thursday - #231, Red, White & Blue
Addicted to Stamps - #299, CAS
Craftaholics R Us - #27, Any Holiday Cards
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Red, White & Blue
Crafty Gals Corner - #169, Red, White & Blue
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #16, Anything Goes w/ a Critter
Eclectic Ellapu - M, Red, White & Blue
Just For Fun Rubber Stamps - M, July Color Challenge - Red, White and Blue
Happy Little Stampers - M, Anything Goes with Dies
Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge - M, Animals
Sunny Day Crafting - #26, Animals
SUYP - M, #32, Anything Goes with Cats
This is my first post for the Die Cut Divas Design Team and I want to thank the entire team for the wonderfully warm welcome! If this is your first time here, or your 100th, I invite you sit, take a break, and hopefully have some fun!
This month's challenge is sponsored by Frantic Stamper and the theme is Animals/Pets. Should be an easy one; most of us have SOME sort of animal die and I have been thoroughly enjoying your makes thus far in the challenge. You do want to join in {you have about two more weeks} because this is the fabulous prize you can win:
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As some of you may know, I have the Fabulous Feline Five; four males and one chubby, short black girl. Mew is my baby and I knew when I found out the theme I had the purrfect card to make. See, Mew likes to use our tub as a gym. Actually, closer to a skateboard ramp. She throws herself around the tub (sometimes she does it SO hard I am positive she's hurt herself, but she loves it!), talks and purrs and generally has a great time, to the point we were actually discussing having just a shower stall put in but that idea was nixed. After all, what would Mew do? Anyway, here is my card:
What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
Watercolor Paper
Zig Clean Color Markers
Lawn Fawn Meow You Doin' Stamp set, #LF1315
Lawn Fawn Meow You Doin' Die set, #LF1316
Lawn Fawn Rub-a-Dub-Dub Stamp set, #LF1583
Lawn Fawn Rub-a-Dub-Dub Die set, #LF1584
Lawn Fawn Slide on Over Circles, #LF1382
KasierCraft Paper Pad, Misty Mountains, 6.5" x 6.5", #PP1040
Alcohol Markers, Spectrum Noir, BT1 & BT2
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Watering Can
Foam Tape, white
Darice 5mm Crystal Clear Sequins, #10043-8
I have a confession - this is my very first interactive card ever. I recently purchased the Slide On Over Circles die set, watched the Lawn Fawn Video, and gave it a try. I definitely would change things a bit the next time I make one of these cards but, all in all, it was a lot of fun!
I began this card by stamping all the kitties with Jet Black ink on some watercolor paper. Then I colored them with Zig Clean Color Markers (I just got the 90 color pack - my gift to me for my birthday!), let them completely dry, and cut them out with the matching dies. Secondly, I stamped all the bubbles, and the bathtub with Watering Can ink (I found black to be too harsh for the outline); colored them with Spectrum Noir #BT1 and highlighted with #BT2. Please be kind, I am still very, very new working with alcohol inks! Once the bubbles were dry, I cut them out as well.
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Then I took the background paper and used the smallest Slide On Over Circle die and used that to make my interactive element. I am not going to go into how I made the card since Lawn Fawn has a wonderfully easy video on how to construct this type of card and if you'd like to learn how I made it, I highly suggest going to the video. This is the second time I've made this type of card and this one went together MUCH easier than the first; I guess practice does make perfect!
Lastly, I stamped the sentiment on white card and mounted it on some pink card, to give the illusion of a picture hanging on the bathroom wall (I am waiting for the Lawn Fawn Mini Picture Frames Die set to get here - they would have been purrfect!!) and my card was done.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today and I'll be back on the 25th of this month with another project for this month's Die Cut Divas challenge. In the meantime, why don't you whip up a project with an animal or pet in it and join in the fun at Die Cut Divas? I hope to see you there! Oh, one more reminder, there are about two more weeks to enter my giveaway, check out all the details here - who knows, you might win! Thanks SO much, Christi
I am entering my There's a Cat in the Tub? Card in the following challenges:
Crafty Animals - #15 Anything Goes with an Animal
Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies {entry 2}
2 Crafty Crazy Critters - #15, Anything Goes with a Critter
Creative with Stamps - #27, Cute Animals
Art Impressions - #234, Odd Animals {it is odd for a cat to bathe in the tub!}
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Animal Crackers
*** Looking for the GIVEAWAY post? Click HERE
I was putting away some of my older wood mounted stamps and I came across the sentiment. I'd forgotten I even had it, but that happens when you have so many stamps! I finished my cleaning up and sat down at my desk to make this card. It was a super quick process and I hope you enjoy my little tutorial.
What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
Mama Elephant The Cat's Meow stamps
Mama Elephant The Cat's Meow dies
Prismacolor Pencils
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Hampton Art Sentiment, #PS0781, dated 2006!! {retired but available}
MISTI
Since the sentiment was wood mounted, and I am very experienced at messing up wood mounted stamping {and throwing away TONS of mistakes}, I decided to unmount the stamp. The process literally took me longer than anything else. I know there are videos and tutorials on how to properly unmount your stamps, but I just ended up pulling the stamp off the wood and picking off the foam.
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Not recommended and next time I will do it the right way! The stamp is retired {it was made in 2013! I'm sure I snagged it in a discount bin} but I did a search for it and found a few sellers on various sites.
Once I was done fighting unmounting the stamp, I set it aside and went to work on the cats. I used my MISTI and stamped them right on the card; very daring of me but I am trying to become better at one layer cards so risks must be taken. I then colored them in with my Prismacolor pencils. Once that was done, I stamped the sentiment directly on the card and I was done! I guess there is something to be said about these one layer wonders.
I hope my card inspires you to get out some of your older stamps and breathe some new life into them. Thanks for reading my rant; I appreciate your visit and comments. - Fondly, Christi
I am entering my I'm One Break-Up Away Card in the following challenges:
Crafty Animals - #14, M, Anything Goes w/ an Animal
The House that Stamps Built - #52, Single Layer Cards
SUYP - M, Anything Goes w/ a Cat
Fashionable Stamping - #134, Animals {entry 3}
Crafty Friends Challenge - Animals
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Animal Magic
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - M, Anything Goes w/ an Animal
Country View Challenges - M, Be Humorous
Tuesday Throwdown - #390, Critter Crazy
As You Like It - Favorite Animal & Why {I love cats - and have five of them! They have such amazing personalities and I love how they can be so calm and then act crazy in the next second - here are my furbabies}
